.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will become the very first private girls's athlete to be granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket declared Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed your home of Panels as well as would be delivered to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize Master, the ping pong Lobby of Famer and also lobbyist, had actually actually passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, said in a declaration that King's "life time of proposal and also hard work changed the landscape for women as well as females on the courthouse, in the class, and the workplace." The expense was presented in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes," still the most-watched tennis match of perpetuity. The medal, rewarded through Congress for prominent success and contributions to society, has actually earlier been provided to sportsmens, featuring pitcher Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and golf players Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had currently been awarded the Presidential Award of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, says she possesses "defective obstacles, led uncharted roads, and inspired numerous folks to stand up proudly with tenacity and strong belief in the defend what is right.".