.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master are going to become the 1st personal women's athlete to be awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt introduced Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had actually passed our home of Representatives and would certainly be sent out to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to recognize Master, the ping pong Hall of Famer as well as lobbyist, had actually actually passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, said in a claim that King's "lifetime of advocacy and also effort transformed the garden for women as well as women on the courtroom, in the classroom, as well as the place of work." The costs was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong match of perpetuity. The award, rewarded by Our lawmakers for distinguished success and also payments to culture, has actually formerly been provided athletes, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and also golfers Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually presently been awarded the Presidential Award of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, claims she has "broken barricades, led unexplored roads, as well as influenced numerous people to stand happily along with nerve and also conviction in the fight for what corrects.".