U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Tuesday said negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact are still on track despite staunch opposition from both the Senate and the House to grant President Barack Obama fast-track authority.

"The members of the House of Representatives are going to cast their vote on TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) reflecting quality, if you will, of the agreement on TPP," Canter, a Republican and a member of a congressional delegation, told reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Tuesday. "We will be looking for this president to hopefully make some progress with the prime minister here on the issues."

Ahead of Obama's visit to Tokyo, which is slated to kick off Wednesday, the U.S. congressional delegation met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday and urged him to take bolder steps on the TPP issues. Japan and the U.S. hope to announce a broader agreement during Obama's visit, as the two nations believe the broader economic partnership will also serve as a counterforce against growing Chinese economic and military might. But talks between the two nations have been lackluster partly due to strong resistance from Japan's powerful agriculture sector to open up its market.