.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will definitely end up being the initial private girls's athlete to become rewarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt announced Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had actually passed your home of Agents and would certainly be actually delivered to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to recognize King, the ping pong Hallway of Famer and protestor, had currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, claimed in a statement that Master's "lifetime of advocacy and also hard work altered the landscape for females and females on the courthouse, in the class, and the workplace." The expense was actually launched in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis suit of all time. The medal, awarded by Our lawmakers for recognized achievements and contributions to culture, has actually earlier been actually offered to sportsmens, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and golf enthusiasts Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had already been rewarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, claims she has "faulty barriers, led uncharted roads, and also inspired plenty of people to stand proudly with guts and principle in the defend what corrects.".