The committee issued separate letters of reproval to two of her employees.
In that case, the committee issued a letter of reproval to Bates but stopped short of an official sanction that would have required a vote by the full House.
The committee sent letters of reproval to Representative Gus Savage, an Illinois Democrat, and Representative Jim Bates, a California Democrat, for accusations that involved sexual impropriety.
As a result, the ethics committee might issue a "letter of reproval" against Mr. Moore, which is not a formal charge, but its least serious type of punishment, which would not require action by the full House.
On Friday, the House Ethics Committee issued a rare letter of reproval against Mr. Meadows in the matter, ordering him to reimburse the United States Treasury about $40,000 that the committee said was not commensurate with the former aide's work.
The case against Mr. Collins did include a formal punishment, in the form of a "letter of reproval" and the fine, asserting that he had brought "discredit upon the House".
But Mr. Martin said that the ethics committee did not need "clear and convincing" evidence against Mr. Moore of wrongdoing to issue the letter of reproval, only "sufficient evidence to conclude a violation occurred," given that it is not a formal sanction by the full House against him.
With Ms. Waters cleared, the special committee unanimously voted to reprimand Mikael Moore, Ms. Waters's chief of staff and grandson, issuing a "letter of reproval" that concluded he had continued to assist OneUnited in a bailout request even after Ms. Waters had warned him to avoid the topic.
As the housekeeper, Una Stubbs's dance training shows in every shrewd ripple of reproval.
The Ethics Committee did not issue such a formal letter of reproval, and recommended no formal punishment, other than releasing the report.
The committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to issue Mr. Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican whose committee oversees construction of highways and other public works, a critical letter, called a letter of reproval.
