.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely end up being the very first private women's professional athlete to become awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt introduced Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed your house of Agents and also will be delivered to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize Master, the ping pong Hall of Famer and activist, had actually currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a declaration that King's "life-time of campaigning for as well as effort changed the landscape for ladies and also girls on the courtroom, in the class, and the workplace." The bill was offered in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong suit of all time. The award, granted by Congress for distinguished success as well as contributions to community, has previously been actually provided professional athletes, including pitcher Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente as well as golfers Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had presently been actually granted the Governmental Medal of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, claims she has "busted obstacles, led unexplored paths, as well as motivated a great number of individuals to stand up happily with courage as well as strong belief in the fight for what corrects.".