An event in remembrance of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Photo: AFP While Bridgett Floyd attended a rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, other family members lobbied Biden at the White House to help pass the bill. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is stalled on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday cities in the US and abroad marked a year since Floyd's death. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted last month of the murder of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after kneeling on his neck area for more than nine minutes as he was detained on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison when sentenced on 25 June.