.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King are going to come to be the first specific females's athlete to become granted the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey declared Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had passed your house of Representatives and would certainly be actually sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to recognize Master, the tennis Hallway of Famer and also lobbyist, had actually presently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a claim that King's "life-time of campaigning for and hard work transformed the yard for women as well as women on the courtroom, in the classroom, and also the workplace." The costs was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong suit of perpetuity. The award, awarded by Congress for prominent achievements as well as payments to community, has actually previously been actually provided to sportsmens, consisting of pitcher Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and also golfers Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had presently been actually awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, says she has "busted obstacles, led unexplored paths, and influenced many individuals to stand up happily along with nerve and strong belief in the defend what is right.".