.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will certainly become the first private girls's sportsmen to become rewarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey declared Tuesday that their bipartisan regulation had passed the House of Reps and also would be sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize Master, the tennis Hall of Famer and also protestor, had actually actually passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, claimed in a declaration that King's "lifetime of advocacy as well as effort transformed the landscape for women and also ladies on the courthouse, in the classroom, and also the place of work." The costs was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of King's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong suit of all time. The award, granted through Congress for notable achievements and contributions to society, has recently been actually provided to athletes, including baseball players Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente and golf enthusiasts Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had already been actually awarded the Presidential Medal of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, claims she possesses "damaged barriers, led uncharted courses, and also influenced many folks to stand proudly along with guts as well as sentiment in the defend what is right.".