House of Representatives Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act By Stacy M Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Published March 11, 2021 The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is named in honor of George Floyd, who died May 25 after a White Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was fired, and he faces charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. His trial and jury selection are scheduled to begin Monday. The House on Wednesday passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, an ambitious police reform bill that would ban chokeholds and overhaul qualified immunity protections for officers.