Billie Jean King Moves Closer to Breaking Another Barrier and …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of the House of Representatives say the have lined up enough votes to make Billie Jean King the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional...
Billie Jean King to become first solo female athlete to receive ...
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey ...
Senate bill introduced to award Billie Jean King a Congressional Gold Medal
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) have introduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate to award Billie Jean King the Congressional Gold Medal.
HOUSE PASSES Historic Fitzpatrick and Sherrill Legislation to …
WEBMarking Another Trailblazing Victory for Billie Jean as the First Female Athlete To Receive the Congressional Gold Medal. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced the passage of his bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) in the House of Representatives to award Billie …
U.S. Senate bill passes to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Billie …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The campaign to award Billie Jean King the highest honor presented by the U.S. Congress, the Congressional Gold Medal, is halfway to its goal after the bill to do so passed in the Senate.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King up for Congressional Gold Medal ...
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Former world No. 1 tennis star Billie Jean King met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss legislation that would award her the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian...
House votes to give tennis legend Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal
WEB1 day ago · The House of Representatives on Tuesday night overwhelmingly approved a measure to award the Congressional Gold Medal to female tennis legend Billie Jean King. King, who was a major advocate for the passage of Title IX in the 1970s, will be the first solo female athlete to receive the award. The measure still needs to be signed by …
Billie Jean King to be the first individual female athlete awarded …
WEB1 day ago · A bill to award Long Beach tennis legend Billie Jean King with the Congressional Gold Medal is heading to the White House for final approval. Once signed by President Joe Biden, King will become the first individual female athlete awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The bill passed the House of Representatives Tuesday …
As Congressional Gold Medal efforts continue, Billie Jean King …
WEBMar 8, 2024 · Two-thirds of each house of Congress will need to vote in favor of the bill to award King, 80, a Congressional Gold Medal, which would be a first for an individual female athlete. Per the Congressional record to date, the bill has more than 130 co-sponsors in the House from 36 states, Washington, D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico; and …
Billie Jean King to be 1st female athlete to receive Congressional Gold ...
WEB4 hours ago · Billie Jean King held the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis for years, and now she'll be No. 1 again, this time as the first female athlete to receive a Congressional Gold Medal.
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