.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely become the initial private ladies's sportsmen to become granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt declared Tuesday that their bipartisan regulation had actually passed your house of Panels and would certainly be actually sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to honor Master, the tennis Lobby of Famer and lobbyist, had actually currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a declaration that Master's "life time of proposal and also hard work modified the yard for females and girls on the courtroom, in the classroom, and the workplace." The bill was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong suit of all time. The award, granted through Congress for prominent success as well as contributions to society, has actually previously been actually provided professional athletes, consisting of pitcher Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and golfers Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had currently been actually awarded the Presidential Medal of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, states she possesses "damaged barricades, led uncharted courses, and motivated countless individuals to stand up happily with nerve and strong belief in the fight for what corrects.".