.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will certainly become the very first personal ladies's sportsmen to become rewarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket revealed Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had actually passed our home of Agents and also will be delivered to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to honor King, the ping pong Hallway of Famer and lobbyist, had actually already passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a declaration that Master's "life-time of advocacy and also effort changed the yard for women and girls on the courthouse, in the class, and the place of work." The bill was offered in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexes," still the most-watched tennis suit of all time. The award, rewarded by Our lawmakers for recognized accomplishments and also payments to culture, has earlier been offered to sportsmens, consisting of baseball players Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente and golf enthusiasts Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had currently been actually awarded the Governmental Award of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, states she possesses "busted barriers, led undiscovered roads, and encouraged countless individuals to stand happily along with nerve as well as conviction in the fight for what is right.".