.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will certainly become the 1st private girls's sportsmen to become rewarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt declared Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had actually passed your house of Representatives and also would certainly be delivered to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize King, the tennis Hall of Famer and also activist, had actually passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a claim that King's "lifetime of advocacy and also hard work transformed the garden for women and also gals on the courthouse, in the classroom, and also the office." The expense was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis match of perpetuity. The award, awarded through Our lawmakers for prominent accomplishments as well as contributions to culture, has actually recently been provided professional athletes, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and also golf players Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had currently been awarded the Governmental Medal of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, claims she has "busted barricades, led unexplored pathways, and also encouraged numerous people to stand proudly along with courage as well as strong belief in the fight for what corrects.".