.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely come to be the 1st personal girls's sportsmen to become awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey introduced Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had actually passed our home of Agents as well as would be sent to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to recognize Master, the tennis Lobby of Famer and also activist, had actually passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a claim that King's "life-time of proposal as well as hard work changed the yard for females as well as girls on the court, in the class, and the office." The bill was actually presented in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Fight of the Sexes," still the most-watched tennis match of perpetuity. The medal, rewarded by Congress for prominent success as well as contributions to culture, has recently been actually given to athletes, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and also golf players Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had actually presently been actually granted the Governmental Award of Liberty in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, states she possesses "broken obstacles, led undiscovered courses, and also encouraged numerous individuals to stand up proudly with guts and also conviction in the defend what corrects.".