On Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s assassination, President Biden prepares to host Floyd’s family at the White House.

Floyd, 46, died when a police officer in Minneapolis kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes during a detention.

His death on May 25, 2020, sparked months of demonstrations across the United States against perceived police brutality and racism.

Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, said Friday that Biden would observe the day but did not elaborate.

The president had earlier set the date as the deadline for enactment of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a police oversight bill that had passed through the House but had failed in the Senate after passing through the House in March.

The bill will outlaw chokeholds, eliminate eligible immunity for law enforcement in civil cases, and establish national police guidelines. Republicans are opposed to the repeal of qualified immunity.
In Minneapolis, April 20, 2021, an individual responds close Cup Foods after a guilty verdict was declared in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The Associated Press reports

In Minneapolis, April 20, 2021, an individual responds close Cup Foods after a guilty verdict was declared in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The Associated Press reports

Psaki on Friday acknowledged the bill was “unlikely” to proceed by Biden’s deadline but said progress continued to be made on it.

Floyd’s family also expects to hold activities for lawmakers and civil rights activists in Minneapolis on Tuesday, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was acquitted last month of second-degree accidental homicide, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s case.

In connection with the investigation, three other retired police officers are awaiting trial.

Defendants Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao are charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.