.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will certainly end up being the initial private women's sportsmen to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt declared Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had passed your home of Representatives and also will be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to honor King, the tennis Hallway of Famer and also lobbyist, had presently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a statement that King's "lifetime of proposal as well as effort transformed the landscape for girls and also ladies on the courthouse, in the classroom, and also the place of work." The costs was introduced in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of King's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis suit of all time. The award, awarded through Our lawmakers for recognized achievements and also payments to culture, has actually previously been given to sportsmens, including pitcher Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and golf enthusiasts Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson as well as Arnold Palmer.King had actually been actually awarded the Governmental Medal of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, claims she possesses "damaged barricades, led uncharted roads, and also influenced a great number of folks to stand happily with courage and also strong belief in the defend what corrects.".