The
Saxbe fix , or
salary rollback, is a mechanism by which the
President of the United States, in appointing a current or former member of the
United States Congress whose elected term has not yet expired, can avoid the restriction of the
United States Constitution's
Ineligibility Clause. That clause prohibits the President from appointing a current or former member of Congress to a civil office position that was created, or to a civil office position for which the pay and/or benefits (collectively, "emoluments") were increased, during the term for which that member was elected until the term has expired. The rollback, first implemented by an
Act of Congress in 1909, reverts the emoluments of the office to the amount they were when that member began his or her elected term.