Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday moved to force a floor vote on a resolution to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, but the House rejected the push, voting to refer it to committee.

Jordan, the outgoing House Freedom Caucus chairman, gave notice on a privileged resolution to impeach Koskinen.

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But the House voted overwhelmingly to refer it to the Judiciary Committee, 342-72. All the nay votes were Republicans.

The committee will not be required to take up the resolution.

Before Jordan started reading aloud the resolution, he and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) were both positioned at microphones four feet away from each other but avoided each other's eyes. When Jordan started to speak, Democrats booed.

“You might want to listen to what we say first, then you can moan and groan,” Jordan replied. He then read the text of the resolution, which accuses Koskinen of improprieties during congressional investigations into the IRS's handling of Tea Party groups' applications for tax-exempt status.

Freedom Caucus members have sought to impeach Koskinen for months. But their efforts had not received the support of House Republican leadership.

Outgoing Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), a member of the Freedom Caucus, expressed his disappointment with the vote. "DC Establishment uses procedural vote to defeat impeachment and protect #IRS and keep Koskinen in his job," he tweeted. "Message from US House to Obama's #IRS . Keep up the great work...," he added in another tweet.

Koskinen has said that the allegations against him lack merit. One of his personal lawyers on Tuesday said that the resolution should be opposed because there have not been formal impeachment hearings.

-Cristina Marcos contributed reporting

Updated at 6:31 p.m.