.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will definitely come to be the 1st specific women's professional athlete to become rewarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket introduced Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed our home of Agents and also would certainly be sent to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to recognize Master, the ping pong Hall of Famer and also activist, had actually currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, claimed in a claim that King's "lifetime of proposal and effort changed the landscape for girls and ladies on the court, in the class, and the place of work." The costs was actually offered in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis suit of all time. The award, granted by Congress for recognized achievements and also additions to culture, has earlier been actually given to sportsmens, featuring pitcher Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and golfers Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had presently been actually awarded the Governmental Medal of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, mentions she has "faulty obstacles, led unexplored pathways, and influenced many people to stand proudly with courage and sentiment in the defend what corrects.".