.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will certainly end up being the initial specific girls's sportsmen to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket revealed Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed your house of Agents and also would certainly be sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to honor Master, the tennis Hall of Famer as well as lobbyist, had actually actually passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a claim that King's "lifetime of proposal and also hard work changed the garden for females and also girls on the courthouse, in the class, and also the workplace." The costs was launched in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong match of perpetuity. The medal, awarded by Our lawmakers for notable achievements and additions to culture, has actually previously been actually provided to athletes, including baseball players Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and golfers Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had presently been awarded the Presidential Award of Liberty in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, states she possesses "damaged obstacles, led unexplored pathways, as well as motivated plenty of individuals to stand up proudly with courage and strong belief in the fight for what corrects.".