HR 8071 Summary

• Designates May 18, 2023, as "Haitian Flag Day" in the State of Florida
• Commemorates Haiti's independence from French colonial rule on January 1, 1804, following a slave revolt led by Generals Toussaint L'Ouverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Alexandre Pétion
• Recognizes the Haitian flag as a symbol of pride, featuring red and blue colors adopted from the French flag with the white removed to symbolize an end to European influence
• Notes that more than 235,000 Haitian Americans reside in southern Florida and approximately 1.2 million persons of Haitian descent live throughout the United States
• Celebrates the cultural and heritage contributions of Haitian and Haitian American communities to Florida and the nation