President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the LGBTQ+ establishment site as a national memorial.

On Saturday in a White House statement, Biden promised that he will be staying in touch with the many families of victims and survivors.

The president said,  “In the coming days, I will sign a bill designating Pulse Nightclub as a national memorial, enshrining in law what has been true since that terrible day five years ago: Pulse Nightclub is hallowed ground,”.

The deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in U.S. history left 49 people dead and 53 people injured as “Latin Night” was being celebrated at the club on June 12, 2016.

In a statement Pulse co-founder and One Pulse Foundation CEO Barbara Poma told People that she hoped the memorial would “honor the 49 lives taken and all those affected while also educating visitors and future generations on the profound impact the tragedy had on Orlando, the U.S., and the world.”

The president emphasized that the country must do more to reduce gun violence, such as banning assault weapons and gun buyers must have justified their background. Biden said the nation must acknowledge that gun violence has hurt members of the LGBTQ community

Biden said, “We must drive out hate and inequities that contribute to the epidemic of violence and murder against transgender women – especially transgender women of color. We must create a world in which our LGBTQ+ young people are loved, accepted, and feel safe in living their truth.”

White House advisers Susan Rice and Cedric Richmond hosted a virtual meeting on Friday with LGBTQ leaders, gun violence survivors, and gun control advocates.