.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King are going to end up being the first specific women's sportsmen to be rewarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket revealed Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had passed your home of Representatives and also would certainly be sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize Master, the ping pong Hallway of Famer as well as lobbyist, had actually already passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, claimed in a declaration that King's "life time of proposal as well as hard work transformed the garden for females and also gals on the courtroom, in the classroom, as well as the workplace." The expense was actually launched 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 tennis match of all time. The medal, awarded by Our lawmakers for notable achievements as well as additions to culture, has formerly been offered to athletes, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and golfers Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had already been actually granted the Governmental Award of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, says she has "damaged barriers, led uncharted roads, and also influenced plenty of folks to stand up happily with nerve and also view in the fight for what corrects.".