WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel voted Wednesday to place a five-year moratorium on bonuses to senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The sponsor of the proposal, Rep. Jeff Miller, Republican chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, said the legislation was in response to media reports about various executives who received performance bonuses despite significant problems that occurred at the VA during their watch, such as the increase in the number of disability claims pending longer than 125 days.

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