.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean King will definitely become the 1st specific girls's professional athlete to become awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and also Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket announced Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had passed the House of Representatives as well as would be sent out to President Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to recognize King, the tennis Lobby of Famer and protestor, had actually passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, pointed out in a claim that Master's "life-time of campaigning for as well as effort modified the yard for ladies as well as gals on the court, in the classroom, and the workplace." The bill was actually offered in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of King's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis match of all time. The medal, rewarded by Our lawmakers for notable achievements and also payments to community, has actually previously been given to athletes, including baseball players Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente as well as golfers Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually already been actually rewarded the Governmental Award of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, mentions she possesses "busted barricades, led uncharted courses, and also inspired numerous individuals to stand up proudly with tenacity and sentiment in the fight for what is right.".