.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely end up being the 1st individual ladies's sportsmen to become rewarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced Tuesday that their bipartisan laws had actually passed your house of Representatives and also will be delivered to President Joe Biden for his signature.The costs to honor Master, the ping pong Hallway of Famer as well as lobbyist, had actually passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a claim that Master's "life-time of campaigning for and hard work modified the yard for girls and women on the courthouse, in the classroom, and also the workplace." The bill was launched in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of King's triumph over Bobby Riggs in the "Struggle of the Sexes," still the most-watched ping pong match of all time. The medal, rewarded through Congress for prominent accomplishments as well as payments to community, has actually formerly been actually provided professional athletes, consisting of baseball players Jackie Robinson and also Roberto Clemente and also golf players Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer.King had actually presently been rewarded the Presidential Medal of Flexibility in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, claims she has "damaged barriers, led undiscovered pathways, and also influenced many individuals to stand up proudly with guts and strong belief in the defend what is right.".