.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master are going to become the first personal females's professional athlete to be rewarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced Tuesday that their bipartisan regulation had passed your house of Agents as well as will be sent to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to honor Master, the ping pong Hallway of Famer and protestor, had actually passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, said in a statement that King's "lifetime of advocacy as well as effort altered the landscape for women and ladies on the courthouse, in the classroom, as well as the place of work." The bill was 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, rewarded by Our lawmakers for distinguished success and additions to community, has actually previously been provided to professional athletes, including pitcher Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente as well as golf enthusiasts Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had currently been actually rewarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, mentions she possesses "defective barriers, led uncharted paths, and encouraged numerous individuals to stand proudly with guts and also sentiment in the defend what is right.".