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there are a couple tools - one (the stronger one) is the "censure" and the other is the "reprimand" - https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/
The Constitution grants the House broad power to discipline its Members for acts that range from criminal misconduct to violations of internal House Rules. Over the decades, several forms of discipline have evolved in the House. The most severe type of punishment by the House is expulsion, which is followed by censure, and finally reprimand.
In Green's case, he was censured. Back in 2023, when Schiff was still in the House, he was censured for the nonsense of his indicating that 45 was colluding with Russia, etc., associated with the Mueller investigation and first impeachment.
As for Wilson, he was reprimanded - House Votes to Reprimand Rep. Joe Wilson
There was even an old DU2 thread that came up when it was being discussed - https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6511894
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