.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King are going to become the initial personal women's sportsmen to become awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket announced Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had passed your house of Reps and would certainly be delivered to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize Master, the tennis Hall of Famer and activist, had actually currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a claim that Master's "life-time of advocacy and hard work altered the landscape for girls and females on the courthouse, in the classroom, and also the work environment." The expense was actually offered in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of King's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong suit of perpetuity. The medal, rewarded by Congress for prominent achievements and also payments to community, has actually previously been provided sportsmens, featuring pitcher Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and also golf players Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had currently been awarded the Governmental Award of Liberty in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, claims she possesses "faulty barriers, led uncharted courses, and motivated many individuals to stand happily along with nerve as well as conviction in the fight for what corrects.".