.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will end up being the first specific ladies's athlete to be granted the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt declared Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed your house of Panels and also would be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to honor King, the tennis Hallway of Famer and lobbyist, had already passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, mentioned in a claim that Master's "life time of advocacy as well as hard work altered the yard for ladies and women on the court, in the classroom, and the work environment." The expense was actually launched in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of Master's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong suit of perpetuity. The award, granted through Our lawmakers for notable achievements as well as additions to community, has formerly been given to athletes, consisting of pitcher Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and also golf players Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had presently been granted the Presidential Award of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, mentions she has "busted barricades, led undiscovered paths, as well as influenced many people to stand happily with tenacity and conviction in the fight for what is right.".