.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will definitely come to be the initial specific ladies's professional athlete to be granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket revealed Tuesday that their bipartisan regulation had actually passed your house of Reps and would be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to honor Master, the ping pong Hallway of Famer as well as activist, had actually presently passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a declaration that King's "lifetime of proposal and effort transformed the garden for females as well as ladies on the courtroom, in the classroom, and the workplace." The costs was presented in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong match of perpetuity. The award, granted through Our lawmakers for recognized accomplishments and also additions to culture, has previously been actually provided professional athletes, including baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente as well as golfers Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had already been rewarded the Governmental Award of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, states she possesses "busted obstacles, led uncharted roads, and also encouraged a great number of individuals to stand up happily with guts and also strong belief in the fight for what is right.".