.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will definitely become the first individual women's athlete to be awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt declared Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed the House of Agents and also would be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to honor King, the ping pong Hallway of Famer as well as activist, had already passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, said in a declaration that Master's "life time of campaigning for and hard work transformed the yard for ladies as well as women on the courthouse, in the class, and also the office." The costs was launched in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of King's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong match of perpetuity. The medal, awarded by Congress for recognized accomplishments and payments to society, has actually earlier been provided athletes, consisting of baseball players Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and also golf enthusiasts Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually currently been rewarded the Presidential Award of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, mentions she possesses "damaged barricades, led undiscovered paths, and encouraged many individuals to stand up proudly with guts as well as sentiment in the fight for what is right.".