Proposal would set up a commission, create museum within Smithsonian.

Mark Pocan of Wisconsin is pushing legislation that would establish a national museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture in the nation’s capital.

The Democrat filed bills that would establish a commission to study the potential creation of the museum and house it within the Smithsonian Institution.

The eight-member commission would have 18 months to study the viability of creating and constructing the museum in Washington.

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum and research complex and maintains centers devoted to U.S.

history, natural history, American Indians, African Americans and other topics