.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King are going to come to be the first specific girls's athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt declared Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had passed the House of Reps and also would be actually sent out to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to honor King, the tennis Lobby of Famer and lobbyist, had actually passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a claim that King's "lifetime of campaigning for as well as effort changed the garden for females and women on the court, in the classroom, as well as the place of work." The bill was actually presented in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of Master's success over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong match of perpetuity. The award, rewarded through Our lawmakers for prominent accomplishments and additions to community, has actually recently been provided to athletes, including pitcher Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente as well as golf players Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually actually been actually granted the Governmental Medal of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, claims she possesses "damaged barricades, led undiscovered roads, and also motivated plenty of individuals to stand happily with courage and also conviction in the fight for what is right.".