.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely become the first individual girls's sportsmen to become awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket declared Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed the House of Reps as well as will be actually sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to honor Master, the tennis Lobby of Famer and lobbyist, had currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a claim that King's "life time of advocacy as well as effort transformed the landscape for females as well as girls on the courtroom, in the class, as well as the work environment." The expense was actually introduced in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexes," still the most-watched tennis match of all time. The award, rewarded by Congress for notable success and contributions to community, has recently been actually provided to professional athletes, including baseball players Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente and also golf enthusiasts Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had actually already been granted the Governmental Medal of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, claims she possesses "broken barricades, led uncharted pathways, as well as influenced numerous individuals to stand proudly with guts as well as view in the defend what is right.".