.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will end up being the initial individual females's athlete to become granted the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt announced Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had passed your home of Reps and would be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to recognize King, the tennis Hall of Famer as well as protestor, had currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, claimed in a declaration that Master's "lifetime of advocacy and also effort transformed the garden for ladies and also females on the courtroom, in the classroom, and also the work environment." The costs was actually offered in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of King's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis match of perpetuity. The award, granted through Our lawmakers for distinguished success as well as additions to society, has actually recently been offered to professional athletes, including pitcher Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente as well as golf players Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had currently been granted the Governmental Award of Liberty in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, mentions she possesses "faulty barriers, led unexplored roads, and inspired many individuals to stand up proudly along with guts as well as conviction in the fight for what is right.".