.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely come to be the first individual women's sportsmen to be rewarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt introduced Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had passed your home of Representatives as well as would be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to honor Master, the ping pong Hallway of Famer as well as activist, had actually currently passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, mentioned in a claim that Master's "lifetime of campaigning for and hard work changed the yard for females and also females on the courtroom, in the classroom, and also the workplace." The expense was actually launched in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of King's success over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched ping pong match of perpetuity. The award, granted by Congress for notable accomplishments and also additions to culture, has actually earlier been actually provided sportsmens, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente as well as golf enthusiasts Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually already been awarded the Governmental Award of Independence in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, mentions she has "broken barricades, led uncharted paths, as well as influenced countless individuals to stand up proudly with courage and strong belief in the defend what corrects.".