.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will certainly become the 1st personal girls's sportsmen to be rewarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey introduced Tuesday that their bipartisan regulation had passed your house of Reps and also would be sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to honor King, the tennis Hall of Famer as well as activist, had currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a statement that Master's "life-time of advocacy and effort modified the landscape for girls and gals on the courthouse, in the classroom, as well as the office." The costs was actually introduced 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 suit of all time. The medal, granted by Our lawmakers for prominent achievements as well as payments to society, has earlier been provided athletes, including baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and golfers Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had currently been awarded the Governmental Medal of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, mentions she has "broken barriers, led unexplored pathways, and motivated plenty of individuals to stand up proudly with courage and also sentiment in the defend what corrects.".