.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will certainly become the 1st specific females's professional athlete to become granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt declared Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed the House of Reps and also will be sent to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize King, the tennis Lobby of Famer and also protestor, had actually passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, said in a claim that King's "lifetime of proposal as well as hard work changed the garden for females as well as women on the courtroom, in the class, and also the workplace." The expense was offered in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of Master's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "Fight of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis match of perpetuity. The award, rewarded by Our lawmakers for distinguished success as well as payments to community, has actually recently been actually provided to athletes, consisting of baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and also golfers Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had currently been granted the Governmental Medal of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, mentions she possesses "busted obstacles, led undiscovered courses, and influenced plenty of people to stand happily with nerve and sentiment in the defend what corrects.".