News Democrats unveil sweeping police reform bill, honor George Floyd with 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence June 8, 2020 William Cummings, Ledyard King and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Comments Off on Democrats unveil sweeping police reform bill, honor George Floyd with 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence Democrats knelt in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time George Floyd lay on the street with a police officer's knee on his neck.