.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will certainly end up being the 1st individual females's athlete to be awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey declared Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed our home of Panels and also will be actually sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize Master, the ping pong Lobby of Famer as well as activist, had presently passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, mentioned in a declaration that King's "lifetime of proposal and also hard work modified the garden for girls and women on the court, in the classroom, and the place of work." The costs was introduced 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 ping pong suit of all time. The medal, rewarded by Our lawmakers for notable accomplishments and also contributions to community, has formerly been actually provided to athletes, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente and golf enthusiasts Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually been actually granted the Governmental Medal of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, mentions she has "busted barriers, led undiscovered paths, and also influenced countless folks to stand happily along with courage and conviction in the fight for what is right.".