.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will end up being the initial individual ladies's professional athlete to become granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket declared Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed the House of Panels as well as will be actually sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to honor King, the ping pong Hallway of Famer and also protestor, had currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a claim that King's "life time of advocacy as well as effort modified the yard for girls and girls on the courtroom, in the class, and also the workplace." The expense was introduced in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong suit of perpetuity. The medal, granted by Congress for notable achievements and additions to community, has earlier been actually given to professional athletes, consisting of pitcher Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente as well as golf enthusiasts Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had actually already been granted the Governmental Award of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, claims she has "faulty barriers, led uncharted courses, and inspired countless people to stand up proudly with nerve as well as principle in the fight for what corrects.".