.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master are going to end up being the initial personal girls's professional athlete to be granted the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey declared Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed your home of Reps and would be sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to recognize Master, the tennis Hall of Famer and also lobbyist, had presently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, claimed in a declaration that King's "lifetime of proposal as well as hard work altered the yard for women as well as females on the courthouse, in the class, and the work environment." The costs was introduced 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 tennis suit of perpetuity. The medal, awarded by Our lawmakers for recognized achievements and payments to community, has previously been offered to sportsmens, consisting of pitcher Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente and also golfers Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had actually been actually rewarded the Governmental Award of Liberty in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, claims she possesses "busted barriers, led undiscovered pathways, and also encouraged countless individuals to stand proudly along with tenacity and also strong belief in the defend what corrects.".