.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will certainly end up being the 1st individual women's sportsmen to be awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had actually passed the House of Agents as well as would certainly be actually sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize Master, the ping pong Lobby of Famer and protestor, had currently passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a statement that King's "life-time of advocacy and also effort modified the landscape for women as well as women on the court, in the classroom, as well as the place of work." The expense was introduced in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of King's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "Fight of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong suit of perpetuity. The medal, awarded by Congress for prominent achievements and also additions to culture, has actually recently been actually offered to sportsmens, including baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente as well as golf enthusiasts Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had currently been actually granted the Presidential Medal of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, claims she has "broken barriers, led undiscovered courses, as well as motivated plenty of individuals to stand up happily with nerve and strong belief in the fight for what is right.".