.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely become the first individual girls's sportsmen to be granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed your home of Panels as well as would certainly be sent out to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to recognize Master, the tennis Lobby of Famer as well as protestor, had actually actually passed with one voice in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, mentioned in a statement that King's "lifetime of proposal as well as effort altered the landscape for girls as well as women on the courthouse, in the class, and also the office." The costs was introduced in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of Master's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis match of all time. The medal, rewarded by Congress for recognized success and contributions to community, has actually recently been provided professional athletes, including pitcher Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and golf players Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had already been awarded the Presidential Medal of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, mentions she has "faulty obstacles, led uncharted paths, and motivated many folks to stand proudly with tenacity as well as conviction in the fight for what corrects.".