It has alarmed and embarrassed Islamabad by introducing measures including a bill to enact the Islamic legal code.
But Mr. Fitzgerald said more significant legislation could also be in play, including a bill requiring voter identification that Democrats strongly oppose.
Other parts of Mr Chrétien's "legacy agenda", including a bill to decriminalise marijuana, have yet to make it out of the Commons.
Delta has spent $1.6 million this year lobbying on airline issues, including a bill that includes a Republican-proposed change in the voting rule.
Mr. Cheney also voted against gun control legislation that came his way, including a bill regulating cop-killer bullets that many other conservatives backed.
Any compromise appeared at least a few days away, leaving the fate of other legislation, including a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, unresolved.
On that day the transitional administrative law, including a bill of rights that is unprecedented in the Arab world, will take full effect.
The Senate is likely again to approve bipartisan gun safety measures, including a bill to close the loophole that allows buyers at gun shows to avoid background checks.
The fate of other significant legislation, including a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, is tied up in the passage of a deficit reduction plan.
Some of the plans reflect legislation already before Congress, including a bill to provide victims with legal counsel co-sponsored by Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, and Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican of New Hampshire.
Yet the government is eager to put an end to a scandal that has already set back important government business perhaps including a bill to approve the budget, expected in Parliament on April 27th and risks tarnishing India's name abroad.
